Design &amp; Development DigestOn the Web, image is everything – and so is function. Improve the visual design and function of your digital property with WM’s Design &amp; Development channel.http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/design-development/atom.aspxCommunity Server2015-07-09T11:30:00ZAmazon's MySQL Alternative Aurora in Focus/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/30/amazon-s-mysql-alternative-aurora-in-focus.aspx2015-07-30T16:45:00Z2015-07-30T16:45:00ZLooking for an alternative to your old, clunky MySQL database? Amazon has released Amazon Aurora , a MySQL-compatible database engine that may just be the perfect fit. Amazon is positioning the relational database as an alternative to the costly, high-end commercial databases available today as well as those of the open-source variety. In addition to some notable performance improvements (Amazon is touting five-times performance over the typical MySQL database), what is perhaps most interesting about...(<a href="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/30/amazon-s-mysql-alternative-aurora-in-focus.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=46139" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://www.websitemagazine.com/content/members/Anonymous/default.aspxSEO Design Lessons from the Pros/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/30/seo-design-lessons-from-the-pros.aspx2015-07-30T16:15:00Z2015-07-30T16:15:00ZSearch engine optimization is often an easy concept for Web professionals to wrap their digital heads around, but the implementation and the actual upkeep, however, is another story. Across disciplines - design, development, marketing - those responsible for the acquisition and retention, analysis and optimization, and infrastructure and reliability (Website Magazine calls this the &quot; Digital Trinity &quot;) of a digital enterprise are all in great part responsible for taking the necessary steps...(<a href="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/30/seo-design-lessons-from-the-pros.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=46135" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://www.websitemagazine.com/content/members/Anonymous/default.aspxThe End of Open Google with Autocomplete API Restrictions/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/30/the-end-of-open-google-with-autocomplete-api-restrictions.aspx2015-07-30T15:00:00Z2015-07-30T15:00:00ZIn the interest of maintaining the integrity of autocomplete as part of its Search product, Google announced that it will be restricting unauthorized access to the unpublished autocomplete API starting Aug. 10, 2015. Google said it wants to ensure that users experience autocomplete as it was intended -- as a service closely tied to search. What essentially happened is that the company never intended that autocomplete would exist disconnected from the purpose of anticipating user search queries. According...(<a href="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/30/the-end-of-open-google-with-autocomplete-api-restrictions.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=46132" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://www.websitemagazine.com/content/members/Anonymous/default.aspxEveryone Hates Mobile Interstitials/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/24/everyone-hates-mobile-interstitials.aspx2015-07-24T15:18:00Z2015-07-24T15:18:00ZWe&rsquo;ve all ran across it and one point in time. Upon visiting a mobile website, an interstitial disrupts your experience by encouraging you to download the site&rsquo;s native mobile app. Some apps can provide richer user experiences and use features of the device not easy to access on a browser, which is why brands encourage users to install the native version of their online property or service. That said, a full-page interstitial can be annoying and interrupt users from reaching their desired...(<a href="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/24/everyone-hates-mobile-interstitials.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=45907" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://www.websitemagazine.com/content/members/Anonymous/default.aspxEnterprise Security Concerns Don't Mean All That Much/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/24/enterprise-security-concerns-don-t-mean-all-that-much.aspx2015-07-24T12:39:00Z2015-07-24T12:39:00ZWith 56 percent of consumers reducing the number of sites they use because of security breaches, it&#39;s high time enterprises begin to take their digital security more seriously. In fact, more than 70 percent of enterprises cite security as a major concern when adopting digital technologies such as social media, mobility, cloud and analytics, and yet over 40 percent of those enterprises have not sufficiently invested in security services for digital adoption. This data was just released as part...(<a href="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/24/enterprise-security-concerns-don-t-mean-all-that-much.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=45886" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://www.websitemagazine.com/content/members/Anonymous/default.aspxThe Most In-Demand Programming Language Is…/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/23/the-most-in-demand-programming-language-is.aspx2015-07-23T15:14:00Z2015-07-23T15:14:00ZJava jobs are on the rise according to May 2015 data from Gooroo. The data, which analyzes 500,000 tech jobs every single month across the U.S., Great Britain and Australia, shows that even though C# came in first place in April in terms of job demand, Java was in the number one position for job mentions in May. What&rsquo;s more, JavaScript came in second place by being mentioned in 17 percent of all software development job ads. According to Gooroo , the less demanded programming languages tend...(<a href="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/23/the-most-in-demand-programming-language-is.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=45861" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://www.websitemagazine.com/content/members/Anonymous/default.aspxThe Best Defense Against Three Types of DDoS Attacks /content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/23/the-best-defense-against-three-types-of-ddos-attacks.aspx2015-07-23T14:41:00Z2015-07-23T14:41:00Z:: By Sharon Bell, CDNetworks :: In the Middle Ages, towering walls were built to secure the perimeters of castles, protecting the people and valuables within the area. In our modern homes and businesses, locked doors, complex alarm systems, even guards, protect our most valuable possessions. On our websites, these types of physical manifestations of security may not be visible, but the virtual equivalent of them is entirely necessary. Cyber attacks on websites across all industries are increasingly...(<a href="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/23/the-best-defense-against-three-types-of-ddos-attacks.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=45860" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://www.websitemagazine.com/content/members/Anonymous/default.aspxBuild Hybrid Apps with the Performance & Usability of Native/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/23/build-hybrid-apps-with-the-performance-amp-usability-of-native.aspx2015-07-23T07:48:00Z2015-07-23T07:48:00ZDevelopers have long had to make an important choice when it comes to their &quot;mobile&quot; presence. They can create apps that work on multiple device types &ndash; Android, IOS and Windows &ndash; with an HTML5 or hybrid mobile app or publish native apps (those specific to each platform) for each device and operating system, but were expensive and took time to build for each platform. By integrating the Ionic SDK into Appery.io, developers no longer have to compromise when creating apps for...(<a href="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/23/build-hybrid-apps-with-the-performance-amp-usability-of-native.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=45847" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://www.websitemagazine.com/content/members/Anonymous/default.aspxHelloSign Offers Increased Visibility to Devs/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/22/hellosign-offers-increased-visibility-to-devs.aspx2015-07-23T03:50:00Z2015-07-23T03:50:00ZeSignature solution HelloSign has announced its API dashboard, which promises to give developers increased visibility into the details of their integrations and user activity. Developers will be able to access critical information about API requests and responses, track the status of signature requests, and inspect callback events for troubleshooting and debugging. SUBSCRIBE to Website Magazine - 12 Issues FREE &ldquo;We built the API Dashboard to give developers direct access to the debugging information...(<a href="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/22/hellosign-offers-increased-visibility-to-devs.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=45843" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://www.websitemagazine.com/content/members/Anonymous/default.aspxThe Unstoppable Cloud Migration/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/22/the-unstoppable-cloud-migration.aspx2015-07-23T02:09:00Z2015-07-23T02:09:00ZEverybody is doing it - and you likely will too (if you have not already). Eighty-seven percent of the business owners surveyed in a recent survey by The Alternative Board (TAB) reporting migrating to cloud-based systems in the past five years, with 76 percent considering their grasp of cloud computing at or above average. Nothing seems to slow the business migration to the cloud - not even security. In fact, only nine percent of small business owners surveyed named privacy as their top concern....(<a href="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/22/the-unstoppable-cloud-migration.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=45836" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://www.websitemagazine.com/content/members/Anonymous/default.aspxGoogle's Safe Browsing Filter Emphasizing UwS Detection/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/17/google-s-safe-browsing-filter-emphasizing-uws-detection.aspx2015-07-17T15:38:00Z2015-07-17T15:38:00ZGoogle users will soon see more alerts that sites have been compromised or are using unsafe practices that could cause harm (malware, ad injectors, etc.) thanks to some recent changes to its Safe Browsing filter. The company first introduced its increased focus on unwanted software (UwS) and its negative affect on the browsing experience of its users last year (2014), but in the coming weeks Google will unveil additional improvements to Google Safe Browsing&#39;s ability to detect deceptive software...(<a href="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/17/google-s-safe-browsing-filter-emphasizing-uws-detection.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=45641" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://www.websitemagazine.com/content/members/Anonymous/default.aspxFull Support Available for Drupal 8 /content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/16/full-support-available-for-drupal-8.aspx2015-07-16T17:36:00Z2015-07-16T17:36:00ZWith what some say will be the biggest Drupal release yet, digital experience company, Acquia, is announcing immediate availability to support sites built with Drupal 8, the newest version of Drupal, still in beta . Acquia gained early access to support Drupal 8 because of its heavy involvement with the Drupal community and the development of D8 and is prepared to fully support Drupal 8 with enterprise products, services and technical support for the open-source Web content management platform. &quot;Drupal...(<a href="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/16/full-support-available-for-drupal-8.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=45606" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://www.websitemagazine.com/content/members/Anonymous/default.aspx9 Features Users Want on Mobile Websites/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/13/9-features-users-want-on-mobile-websites.aspx2015-07-13T17:05:00Z2015-07-13T17:05:00Z:: By Keval Padia, Nimblechapps :: Smartphone users want mobile sites to be well optimized for their smaller screens, but many brands have not given their mobile website visitors the experiences they not only want, but also demand. The following are nine features that companies should quickly consider adding to their sites, because they are the features users want from their mobile experience. 1. Better contact forms Contact forms on a mobile website should be just long enough to collect the relevant...(<a href="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/13/9-features-users-want-on-mobile-websites.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=45488" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://www.websitemagazine.com/content/members/Anonymous/default.aspx6 Hacks to Better Optimize Your Content for Mobile/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/09/6-hacks-to-better-optimize-your-content-for-mobile.aspx2015-07-09T16:30:00Z2015-07-09T16:30:00ZBy Allie Gray Freeland, @AllieGrayFree Google, the search engine with the lion&#39;s share within the search engine industry, launched an algorithmic changed deemed &ldquo; Mobilegeddon &rdquo; to favor sites that are &quot;mobile-friendly&rdquo; this April. Google wrote in an official statement that the goal of the update was to help &quot;find content that&#39;s not only relevant and timely, but also easy to read and interact with on smaller mobile screens.&rdquo; By putting &ldquo;mobile-friendly&rdquo;...(<a href="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/09/6-hacks-to-better-optimize-your-content-for-mobile.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=45395" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://www.websitemagazine.com/content/members/Anonymous/default.aspx6 Hacks to Better Optimize Your Content for Mobile/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/09/6-hacks-to-better-optimize-your-content-for-mobile.aspx2015-07-09T16:30:00Z2015-07-09T16:30:00ZBy Allie Gray Freeland, @AllieGrayFree Google, the search engine with the lion&#39;s share within the search engine industry, launched an algorithmic changed deemed &ldquo; Mobilegeddon &rdquo; to favor sites that are &quot;mobile-friendly&rdquo; this April. Google wrote in an official statement that the goal of the update was to help &quot;find content that&#39;s not only relevant and timely, but also easy to read and interact with on smaller mobile screens.&rdquo; By putting &ldquo;mobile-friendly&rdquo;...(<a href="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/design-development/archive/2015/07/09/6-hacks-to-better-optimize-your-content-for-mobile.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=45396" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://www.websitemagazine.com/content/members/Anonymous/default.aspx